St Catherine's College

Admissions for pupils (starting September 2017)

Oversubscribed Status

Oversubscribed

Admission number

155

Number of preferences

172

Admissions criteria

ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR YEAR 8 In selecting children for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission to the school will be selected before any child not so resident.

In the case of the school being oversubscribed the Governors have determined that pupils will be admitted to the school according to the following criteria and in the order indicated. In the event of there being oversubscription within any of the Criteria the subsequent Criterion in the order indicated will be applied to determine which pupils within the oversubscribed Criterion should be admitted, e.g. if there is oversubscription within Criterion 4, Criteria 5, 6, 7 and 8 are then applied in that order to determine which children satisfying Criterion 4 should be admitted.

In the case of pupils who have special circumstances (medical, social or security) the Board of Governors will determine the merits of individual cases and may offer a place without regard to the Admissions Criteria. Written evidence will be required to support any such request and must be given on or attached to the Transfer Form

CRITERIA

1. Sisters/half-sisters of pupils, present and past.

2. Daughters of members of the school staff.

3. Pupils who attend any of the Primary schools in the Parish of Armagh.

7. Children who live nearest the school measured as 'the crow flies' measured by a data agency using mid-point of postal code.

8. Preference will be given to younger children starting with the youngest established by date-of-birth as entered on a Birth Certificate. Where 2 or more children (apart from twins or multiple births) have the same date of birth final selection will be based on the alphabetical order of the child's surname. Where 2 or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of first (and subsequent forenames) shall be used as necessary.

NOTES: IMPORTANT

1. Full responsibility rests with Parents/Guardians to provide sufficient and full details on the Transfer Form to allow the Admissions Criteria to be fairly administered.

2. Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application may prejudice an offer or a place and may lead to the withdrawal of a place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage.

Please also note that all schools are required to admit children with a statement of special needs before any other applicant, and must also give priority to children who are, or have been, in care.

What happened in 2017

This school was oversubscribed in 2017 for admission to year 8.We do not have data on the home to school distance of the last successful applicant.

Past admissions status is no guarantee of future admissions, we advise you to always check with the school.

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Admissions history

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School Admission area in 2017

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2016

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2015

Not Oversubscribed

This school was able to offer places to everyone who applied on time in 2015 for admission to year 8.

School Admission area in 2014

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

School Admission area in 2013

Oversubscribed

Priority Admission

No catchment area

Cutoff type:

None

Cutoff distance:

None

Size of SAA (km2):

None

Catchment area

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2017 Census

Number of pupils

1164

Age range

11-18 years old

Denomination

Catholic

Gender split (Boys/Girls)

8% / 92% of pupils

Pupils taking free meals

28% of pupils

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Performance

GCSE: Pupils achieving 5 or more good passes (inc English and Maths) ()

80%

60%

40%

20%

This

school

Local

Area

Average

National

Average

Sixth form: Pupils achieving 3 or more A-levels ()

80%

60%

40%

20%

This

school

Local

Area

Average

National

Average

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